TextText-based

`text/x-python`

Python Source

Reference for text/x-python, the MIME type for Python source code files used in web, data science, and automation.

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Expected extensions: .py, .pyw

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: text/x-python; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.py.pyw

Quick Facts

MIME Type	text/x-python
Category	Text
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.py, .pyw

Common Usage

Python source files contain code for web applications (Django, Flask, FastAPI), data science (NumPy, Pandas), machine learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch), automation scripts, and system administration. This MIME type helps editors and servers identify Python content.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.py" type="text/x-python">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="text/x-python" src="file.py"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('text/x-python');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/x-python' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    text/x-python  py pyw;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type text/x-python;
}